Which action illustrates personal knowing in implementation?

• A. Accesses and trusts one's own personal knowing (e.g., intuition and gut feelings).
• B. Discounts intuition in favor of external data.
• C. Avoids discussing personal reactions.
• D. Refuses to use gut feelings in decision making.

Answer: (A)

Personal knowing in implementation means being aware of your own inner thoughts, feelings, and experiences and using that awareness to guide how you put a plan into action. It involves recognizing how your values and intuition can inform care in real moments, and then integrating that self-knowledge with patient needs and external evidence. Accessing and trusting your own personal knowing, including intuition and gut feelings, is how you translate plans into actions in a way that respects the whole person you’re caring for.

This reflects authentic presence and self-reflection in practice, helping you respond to unique situations where data alone doesn’t tell the full story. The other options miss this self-aware, intuition-informed aspect, either by relying solely on external data, ignoring personal reactions, or dismissing gut feelings.